By FRANK JORDANSAssociated PressBERLINGermany’s economy minister has rejected calls for Greece to get more time to implement economic reforms, saying in an interview Sunday that Athens needs to respect the bailout deal reached with its international creditors. Philipp Roesler’s comments
Australian police Sunday reopened inquiries into the 1982 bombing of the Israeli consulate in Sydney and a Jewish club, reportedly after interviewing an extremist jailed over a blast on a Pan Am flight that year. No one was killed but
The Hamas premier in Gaza has not been invited to this week’s summit of the Non-Aligned Movement in Tehran, Iran said on Sunday, heading off a threatened boycott by the Palestinian president. Hamas said on Saturday that Haniya would take
(AP) CAIROA Cairo court has convicted 76 Egyptians on charges linked to last year’s attack by protesters on the Israeli Embassy. Seventy-five of the defendants received suspended one-year sentences Sunday, while one defendant tried in absentia was given a five-year prison
(AP) Isaac casts shadow over GOP convention, campaignBy BRIAN BAKSTAssociated PressTAMPA, Fla. Undaunted by Mother Nature, Republicans are set to descend on Florida as Mitt Romney’s team works to cram four days of events into three after the threat of
By DAVID GERMAINAP Movie WriterLOS ANGELESHollywood may have run out of summer hits, but an anti-Obama documentary is helping to fill the gap. Holdover movies easily topped the weekend box office again, led by Sylvester Stallone’s “The Expendables 2” at
Egypt on Sunday defended its idea of forming a regional contact group on Syria which would include Iran, a staunch Damascus ally, insisting that Tehran could “be part of the solution” to the Syrian crisis. President Mohamed Morsi proposed at
By Rob HarrisAP Sports WriterLONDONThe Olympic rings have disappeared across London, and the Paralympic symbols hoisted in their place. Let the games begin _ again. Thousands of athletes have already arrived for Wednesday’s opening ceremony as the Paralympics return to
The New York Post: The former Navy SEAL who has written his eyewitness account of the slaying of Osama bin Laden is in talks with Steven Spielberg to turn the book into an action movie, Page Six can exclusively reveal. The author,
GSN’s ratings prayers have been answered. Thursday night’s debut of “The American Bible Challenge” gave the cable network its highest rated program of all time. The show “outperformed the previous record by over half a million viewers,” according to the
Rocker Ringo Starr is all about “peace and love.” Cher, by stark comparison, lives to Tweet hateful messages to her social media minions. The singer’s latest Twitter assault targets Rep. Todd Akin, the embattled Republican behind the dense and dumb
(AP) MOSCOW – Two members of the punk band Pussy Riot have fled Russia to avoid prosecution for a protest against Vladimir Putin that sent three of their band mates to prison, the group said Sunday. Five members of the
(AP) Storm forces GOP to scrap first day of conventionBy DAVID ESPOAP Special CorrespondentTAMPA, Fla.Republican officials abruptly announced plans Saturday evening to scrap the first day of their national convention, bowing to a threat posed by Tropical Storm Isaac, churning
(AP) GOP delays convention business due to IsaacTAMPA, Fla.The Republican Party will delay the bulk of its convention until Tuesday afternoon because of the severe weather forecast from Isaac. That’s according to Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus. Priebus says
By LISA CORNWELL and SETH BORENSTEINAssociated PressCINCINNATI Neil Armstrong was a quiet self-described nerdy engineer who became a global hero when as a steely-nerved pilot he made “one giant leap for mankind” with a small step on to the moon.
It was another bloody night in Chicago with 19 people wounded in eight shootings, police said Friday. Chicago police have been struggling to contain an outbreak of violence that has seen the murder rate spike 27 percent to 328 people
US astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first person to set foot on the moon, has died, US media reported Saturday. He was 82. Armstrong underwent cardiac bypass surgery, earlier this month after doctors found blockages in his coronary arteries. Armstrong and
(AP) Isaac passes Haiti, heads toward Cuba, FloridaBy TRENTON DANIELAssociated PressPORT-AU-PRINCE, HaitiTropical Storm Isaac swept across Haiti’s southern peninsula early Saturday, dousing a capital city prone to flooding and areas of the poor nation still trying to recover from the
(AP) Poll: Big swath of voters undecided, unexcitedBy NANCY BENAC and JENNIFER AGIESTAAssociated PressWASHINGTONCall them maybes. Two months out from Election Day, nearly a quarter of all registered voters are either undecided about the presidential race or iffy in their
(AP) NY gunman quiet loner, victim outgoing family manBy COLLEEN LONG and TOM HAYSAssociated PressNEW YORKA gunman who killed a former co-worker in cold blood in the shadow of the Empire State Building and then was shot dead by police
(AP) Guest lineups for Sunday showsWASHINGTONGuest lineups for the Sunday TV news shows: ABC’s “This Week” _ Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell, chairman of the Republican Platform Committee; Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, chairman of the Democratic National Convention. ___ NBC’s
(AP) Obama says he wants to preserve MedicareWASHINGTONPresident Barack Obama says the Medicare program is about keeping promises to millions of seniors who have put in a lifetime of hard work. Obama is using Saturday’s radio and Internet address to
Two air strikes in eastern Afghanistan killed a dozen insurgents, including a top Taliban commander, NATO and Afghan officials said Saturday. The police chief of Kunar’s Shigal district, where the attacks took place, said most of the militants were from
Vice President Joe Biden has canceled a trip to Tampa, with Tropical Storm Isaac threatening the Florida host city of the Republican National Convention, the Democratic campaign said. President Barack Obama’s reelection campaign cited “disaster preparedness and local security concerns,”
Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras headed to Paris Saturday on the second leg of a trip to try and win more time for his country to meet a deadline to slash billions of euros (dollars) from its budget. Samaras was
